Plato's Theaetetus
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Plato's Theaetetus is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
All labels observed (4)
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| Plato's Theaetetus canonical | 1 |
| Plato's dialogue Theaetetus | 1 |
| Plato’s Theaetetus | 1 |
| Plato’s dialogue Theaetetus | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Plato's Theaetetus Context triple: [Phaenarete, mentionedIn, Plato's Theaetetus]
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A.
Plato's Charmides
Plato's "Charmides" is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of temperance (sophrosyne) through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides, with characters like Critobulus appearing in the discussion.
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Plato's Alcibiades I
Plato's Alcibiades I is a Socratic dialogue in which Socrates engages the ambitious young Athenian Alcibiades in a discussion about self-knowledge, virtue, and the nature of political leadership.
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Middle dialogues of Plato
The Middle dialogues of Plato are a group of his philosophical works, including texts like the Phaedo, in which he develops mature theories such as the Theory of Forms and the immortality of the soul through rich dramatic dialogues.
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Plato's Alcibiades II
Plato's Alcibiades II is a Socratic dialogue, traditionally attributed to Plato, in which Socrates advises the ambitious Athenian statesman Alcibiades on the nature of prayer, piety, and self-knowledge.
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E.
Late dialogues of Plato
The Late dialogues of Plato are a group of his final philosophical works, marked by more complex, technical treatments of metaphysics, logic, and method than his earlier writings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Plato's Theaetetus Target entity description: Plato's Theaetetus is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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A.
Plato's Charmides
Plato's "Charmides" is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of temperance (sophrosyne) through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides, with characters like Critobulus appearing in the discussion.
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B.
Plato's Alcibiades I
Plato's Alcibiades I is a Socratic dialogue in which Socrates engages the ambitious young Athenian Alcibiades in a discussion about self-knowledge, virtue, and the nature of political leadership.
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C.
Middle dialogues of Plato
The Middle dialogues of Plato are a group of his philosophical works, including texts like the Phaedo, in which he develops mature theories such as the Theory of Forms and the immortality of the soul through rich dramatic dialogues.
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D.
Plato's Alcibiades II
Plato's Alcibiades II is a Socratic dialogue, traditionally attributed to Plato, in which Socrates advises the ambitious Athenian statesman Alcibiades on the nature of prayer, piety, and self-knowledge.
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E.
Late dialogues of Plato
The Late dialogues of Plato are a group of his final philosophical works, marked by more complex, technical treatments of metaphysics, logic, and method than his earlier writings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue
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Socratic dialogue ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| conclusionStyle | aporetic ending ⓘ |
| containsSection |
discussion of false judgment
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discussion of logos (account) in knowledge ⓘ discussion of perception and knowledge ⓘ refutation of knowledge as perception ⓘ |
| critiquesView | Protagoras's doctrine that man is the measure of all things ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | Socratic method ⓘ |
| dialogueGenre | early-middle Platonic dialogue ⓘ |
| discussesDoctrine |
Heraclitean flux
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relativism about truth ⓘ |
| discussesPhilosopher | Protagoras ⓘ |
| endsWith | no final definition of knowledge ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
knowledge as perception
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knowledge as true judgment ⓘ knowledge as true judgment with an account ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Socrates
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Theaetetus ⓘ Theodorus of Cyrene ⓘ |
| influenced |
Stoic epistemology
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later epistemology ⓘ modern analytic epistemology ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dramatic dialogue ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
epistemology
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nature of knowledge ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Theaetetus
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surface form:
Theaetetus of Athens
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| philosophicalIssue |
definition of knowledge
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possibility of false belief ⓘ role of explanation in knowledge ⓘ |
| philosophicalQuestion | What is knowledge? ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Platonism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Platonic corpus ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Plato's Meno
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Plato's Republic ⓘ Plato's dialogue "Sophist" ⓘ
surface form:
Plato's Sophist
Plato's Statesman ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Athens ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous conversation ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
epistemology courses
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history of philosophy courses ⓘ |
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Plato's dialogue Theaetetus
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Plato’s dialogue Theaetetus
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Plato’s Theaetetus